Which to use
“tasse” and “taxe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,907
- “tasse” frequency rank
- #2,648
- “taxe” frequency rank
- 10555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasse | taxe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récipient pour boire, muni d’une anse. | Tarification officielle fixant le prix de certaines denrées ou de certains services. |
Where the eye mixes tasse and taxe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tasse with taxe
A purely visual mix-up. tasse (\tas\) and taxe (\taks\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tasse is recorded at frequency rank #7,907, classified as anoun, pronounced \tas\. taxe is at rank #2,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced \taks\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10555, this pair ranks #412,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tasse vs taxe
Shared letters: aet. Private to "tasse": s. Private to "taxe": x.
"tasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "taxe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tasse" and "taxe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tasse" or "taxe" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasse" and "taxe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tasse vs tissée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #412,543 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.